Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• WebSight: Using AR and WebGL shaders to assist the visually impaired

  Dan Ruta, Louis Jordan, Tom James Fox, Rich Boakes (2018) — Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A 2018)

  This demonstration paper presents WebSight, a browser-based augmented reality system that uses WebGL shaders to process a smartphone’s live camera feed in real time, enhancing visual features to assist people with low vision in navigating real-world …

  • augmented reality
  • low vision
  • visual impairment
  • WebGL
  • edge detection
  • progressive web app
  • virtual reality
  • image processing
  • navigation
  • contrast enhancement

• Designing and Evaluating a Customizable Head-mounted Vision Enhancement System for People with Low Vision

  Yuhang Zhao, Sarit Szpiro, Lei Shi, Shiri Azenkot (2019) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents ForeSee, a customizable head-mounted display (HMD) system that enhances the visual experience of people with low vision using real-time image processing techniques. The system offers five enhancement methods — magnification, contr…

  • low vision
  • head-mounted display
  • vision enhancement
  • magnification
  • edge enhancement
  • contrast enhancement
  • smartwatch
  • speech commands
  • customization
  • wearable technology